MEDICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN EASTERN ANTARCTIC

Abstract

Physiological investigations were intended to study man's acclimatization in the Antarctic. The purpose of the observations was to explain the following problems: (1) Does the human organism experience any changes under conditions of long-lasting work in the Antarctic and what kind of change; (2) Are such changes dangerous to normal vitality of the organism; (3) What factors do cause the changes; (4) How rapidly do these changes develop and for how long are they preserved after leaving the Antarctic (how long do the physiological or pathophysiological changes last); and (5) Do such displacement develop in the human organism under conditions of travelling in the tropics. On the basis of collected data, a comparative analysis was made of the process of acclimatizing in Central Arctic and in the Antarctic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 24, 1964
Accession Number
AD0605470

Entities

People

  • N. R. Paleev

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Body Temperature
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Displacement
  • Foreign Technology
  • Hard Copy
  • Health Services
  • Low Temperature
  • Measurement
  • Medical Examination
  • Observation
  • Solar Radiation
  • Wind
  • Wind Velocity

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  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design